2018-02-18T04:57:00ZEat and/or be eaten: The evolutionary roots of violence?http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2596
Eat and/or be eaten: The evolutionary roots of violence?
Conradie, Ernst
This contribution raises the question about where things have gone wrong in evolutionary history. In classic Christian discourse it is typically assumed that the primary problem is human sin, while the problem of natural evil is emphasised elsewhere. It seeks to test the distinction between natural suffering and socially-induced forms of suffering by exploring the roots of violence between species with reference to the emergence of the act of eating in evolutionary history. It draws on a corpus of recent literature on the consumption of food, with specific reference to the work of Edward Farley, Sallie McFague and Norman Wirzba, in order to address the following question: Is the violence associated with what Christians would redescribe as sin merely an extrapolation of the 'violence' embedded in the act of eating? The conclusion from this survey seems to be that an Augustinian approach is indeed less plausible and more counter-intuitive than Manichean or Pelagian assessments of where things have gone wrong in evolutionary history. If so, this would have far-reaching consequences for moral formation. The conclusion is offered here in the hope that it would be refuted by others!
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZEcumenical perspectives on pentecostal
pneumatologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2595
Ecumenical perspectives on pentecostal
pneumatology
Conradie, Ernst
This contribution responds to the unbearable but undeniable tension between the
ecumenical movement and the Pentecostal movement by exploring the doctrinal
differences in this regard. More specifically, the aim is to understand the challenges
posed to the ecumenical movement by the emphasis on Spirit baptism in Pentecostal
pneumatology. It is argued that this raises questions around the relationship
between Christ and the Spirit and between the Father and the Spirit for ecumenical
theology and Pentecostal theology alike.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTwelve theses on the place of Christian theology in multi-disciplinary conversationshttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2592
Twelve theses on the place of Christian theology in multi-disciplinary conversations
Conradie, Ernst
I dare to offer the following reflections on the place of Christian theology
in multi-disciplinary conversations in order to invite further reflection.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZGeloof sonder sekerhede? In gesprek met Anton van Niekerkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2591
Geloof sonder sekerhede? In gesprek met Anton van Niekerk
Conradie, Ernst
In this review article of Anton A van Niekerk's recent book Geloof sonder Sekerhede:
Hoe kan ek nog glo? (Faith without certainties: How can I still believe?) (2014, Kaapstad:
Lux Verbi. ISBN: 9780796318992), three creative tensions in Van Niekerk's book are
identified and discussed. The tensions between orthodoxy and orthopraxy, between
certainty and doubt and between scientific knowledge and the knowledge of faith.
In each case, the question is raised to what extent Van Niekerk's own emphases are
context dependent.
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z